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Having recently become disabled myself we finished with tents and bought a caavan, i do have probs still with the van and would like a fixed bed eventually but the whole caravanning experience is great for me as i tend to rest while away and chill get away from the things i cant do , some sites need to do more to be more disabled friendly, i have rfecently bought a scooter to get me around the sites a little better but i find if we go to commercial sites i cant get in the entertainment complexes with it as they are packed to the brim with tables and chairs, its a bit if a nightmare having to ask people to move in a little, yet if i dont take it i cant walk the way back to the van, so i tend to stay in the van while the kids and hubby have time at the fun clubs
I think caravanning gives that freedom to take your time do what you wnat when you want and not to worry. |
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Whirlwind
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Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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Having recently become disabled myself we finished with tents and bought a caavan, i do have probs still with the van and would like a fixed bed eventually but the whole caravanning experience is great for me as i tend to rest while away and chill get away from the things i cant do , some sites need to do more to be more disabled friendly, i have rfecently bought a scooter to get me around the sites a little better but i find if we go to commercial sites i cant get in the entertainment complexes with it as they are packed to the brim with tables and chairs, its a bit if a nightmare having to ask people to move in a little, yet if i dont take it i cant walk the way back to the van, so i tend to stay in the van while the kids and hubby have time at the fun clubs
I think caravanning gives that freedom to take your time do what you wnat when you want and not to worry.
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I know EXACTLY the problem, although not so much whilst caravanning, just when out and about generally, and as a result I now no longer go "out" at weekends, as so many pubs offer zero or minimal seating, and I can't stand, and taking the scooter is not a very practical option, and the effort involved means I just dont go rather than bother..
The Disability Discrimination Act has made about 1% difference to me, that is - as near nothing as makes no difference. Yes undoubtedly I could use it to take legal proceedings as a way of "recompense" but this is only an option for very specific cases, if I was to issue a writ for every time I was discriminated against and prevented from using a service or similar, I would be full time in Court and stressed beyond belief. Most businesses have done nothing about compliance, and I suppose I am letting them get away with it, surely if someone say, Black or Jewish was being discriminated against so overtly, then there would be justifiably an outcry, but there is not really any effective support for the disabled to get their legal RIGHTS, and unless it is a major national issue, or something you could get the press and TV interested in, the Disability Rights Commission is just a toothless quango, and has nothing to offer in terms of practical help.
That said, if it really is a problem, you get nowhere on asking, and given it is worth the bother for you in a specific case, try getting a Law centre involved, they may help you to get access as you are legally entitled to. After all, moving a table or two is not exactly rebuilding the place! Law centres are generally free [http://www.lawcentres.org.uk/ ]
The last site I used, back in October 2006 was totally disabled unfriendly...... showers were narrow, no seating of any sort, to be honest not very accessible for an able bodied person never mind disabled! Made them unusable for me; the toilets were standard type, and normally that is no problem as I am "ambulant" ie. not wheelchair bound, yet the cubicles were so small as to make them unusable, especially as they had no handholds of any sort - I had to use the van facilities all the time as with that I can pull myself upright. Thankfully My "new" van has it's own shower, and as small as that cubicle is, I can use it mainly seated, and get dressed in the main body of the van so it offers more room for me.
I suppose I WOULD win a case taken to the County Court to get recompense for being excluded from using the facilities like I was, but in practice the bother and hassle of doing that would get in the way of me living my life too, so I just will not use the place again, despite it being in an area I go back to again and again.[U][U] |
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Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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Also as new buildings go up they have to comply with disabled access from the planning stage, i think that includes new build houses too to some extent. |
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, its the same with anything if the person selling it seems not to know too much they are probaly spinning a line. Research is the key to all good camping holidays in my experience.
